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Teachers Be Crazy
Method of Madness:
I hope so.
Adlan:
Rereading my comment, major idiot ball moment. Where I say
--- Quote ---In the UK you must have a relevant degree (AFAIK you must have an educational level above what you want to teach, so as a Chen grad with an English A-level, I can be a Chemistry Teacher, and also teach English or Biology upto GCSE level, I had a few teachers who were cross disciplinary and they were pretty good).
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I completely forgot to mention that in addition to the relevant degree, you also need to do a 1 year post grad course (agree to teach in an inner city school, and they'll pay for you to do this). It's called a PGCE, and you should be able to get on a course at an english university with an undergraduate degree from an American one. Your university may well already have a connection to an English University/exchange program for study abroad students, so that might be able to help you. You can then study over here for 1 year, then you can teach.
Barmymoo:
I've just done a very quick Google search and found this webpage which might be helpful.
I think it's important to note that degrees in the US and degrees in the UK are very different animals, and I doubt if the equivalent classes actually exist. To expand on Adlan's point, you only need to take a PGCE if your undergraduate degree was in something other than education. It stands for "post-graduate certificate in education" and obviously if you already have a Bachelor of Education (or whatever it is called in America) then you wouldn't have to do that.
Method of Madness:
I don't have a Bachelor of Education, but I do have an Master of Arts in Teaching (Elementary Ed). So does that mean I don't have to take the PGCE? Although I'd be willing to teach in an inner city school either way.
Barmymoo:
It sounds like you wouldn't have to, but I'd get in touch with the local authority of where you're hoping to move to (or just any local authority) and ask for certain. They'll be able to tell you exactly what you need and also whether there are any jobs available.
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